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  Santa Monica Citywide Reads

 

The 2009 featured title will be announced in October.

 

Citywide Reads' Featured Novels and Resource Guides (PDF)

 

2003-  Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
2004 - Christopher Isherwood's The Berlin Stories
2005 - Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
2006- Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
2007- Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife
2008- Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide

FAQs

What is Santa Monica Citywide Reads?
Santa Monica Citywide Reads is a community reading program that invites residents and visitors to read the same book and then come together to talk about it.

How was the 2008 featured title selected?
For six years, an Advisory Committee, comprised of Librarians, Friends of the Library, city commissioners, and educators has met to select the book and to plan the program.  During July and August 2007, the Committee solicited input from the public through flyers, a website with an online form, and at library and community events. The Committee selected their top picks from this list

 

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